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MARIST BROTHERS OF THE SCHOOLS (FMS) DISTRICT OF WEST AFRICA

(TCHAD, CAMEROON, GHANA, COTE D’IVOIRE AND LIBERIA)

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THE MARIST DISTRICT OF WEST AFRICA

CELEBRATES ITS SIXTH CHAPTER

Chapter delegates

The Marist District of West Africa celebrated its 6th Chapter in Accra, Ghana, from August 10 – 14 2015. This important gathering brought together Brother Antonio Giménez, the current provincial of the Mediterranea province, Br Francis Lukong, the current district Superior and delegates from across the district and the Marist International Centre (MIC), Nairobi. Also present at the occasion were Brother Ernesto Sánchez, the link General Councilor, Brother Juan Carlos Fuertes, the appointed provincial for the Mediterranea Province, Mr Num Timothy, a lay Marist, Brother Pascal Birkem, District Secretary and Bursar, and Brother Aureliano García. It was during this occasion that Brother Francis Lukong started his second mandate as District Superior.

In his inaugural speech Brother Antonio Giménez addressed the following words:

“I want to express my sincere gratitude to Francis and his council for their work over the past triennium. Thanks, Francis, for your willingness to be in front of the district for a new mandate. I

extend my gratitude to all of you who have accepted the responsibility of being capitulants. The district is on the move and each community must be on the move. The solutions to the challenges of the district are in the district itself, and depend more on the quality than the quantity of its members”.

In his turn, Brother Francis underscored:

“… as a district council, we worked as a team promoting the unity of the District. Conscious of the fact that our district is made up of communities rather than countries, we continued to empower the local superiors to animate and promote each community as the district in miniature and encourage Brothers to be available for service anywhere in the district.”

After the speeches, the various reports were read followed by the open forum and work in commissions. The work of the commissions produced three priorities including community living, ongoing formation, and self-reliance/financial autonomy.

On the last day of the chapter, the new district councillors namely, Brothers Vincent Me, Simon Kanjam, Daniel Taylor and Sebastian Erong were elected. It should be noted the Marist District of West Africa is made up of five countries including Chad, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon. There are currently 75 Brothers in the District of West Africa: 73 from the five Countries, one from United States in Liberia, and one from Spain in Chad.

MaristDistrict of West Africa DistrictMariste de l’Afrique de l’Ouest

Distrito Marista de África del Oeste

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PARTICIPANTS OF THE 6TH DISTRICT CHAPTER DELEGATES

Br. Antonio Gimenez (Current Provincial: Med.)

Br. Kevin Ngoran (Formator: Novitiate)

Br. Cyprian Gandeebo (Formator: MIC)

Br. John Kusi (Community: Kwadaso)

Br. Sylvain Yao

(Novice Master)

Br. Francis Verye (Formator: MIC)

Br. Stephane Pokou

(Community: Korogho)

Br. Joseph Asante

(Student: MIC)

Br. Stanislaus Nsotaka

(Community: Bafut) Br. Frederic Nadji (Community: Koumra)

Br. Etienne Balma (Community: Korogho)

Br. Oliver Tata

(Student: Lebanon)

THE NEW DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS

Br. Sebastian (District Councillor)

Br. Daniel Taylor (District Councillor)

Br. Simon Kanjam (District Councillor)

Br. Vincent Me (District Councillor)

Br. Francis Lukong (District Superior)

THE INVITED MEMBERS

Br. Ernest (General Councillor)

Br. Juan Carlos (App. Provincial: Med.)

Mr. Num Timothy (Lay Marist: Ghana)

Br. Pascal Birkem (District Sec/Bursar)

Br. Aureliano (PC: Med.)

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LETTER TO ALL THE BROHTERS AND LAY MARISTS FROM THE CAPITULANTS OF THE SIXTH DISTRICT CHAPTER

6th District Chapter Logo

August 10-14, 2015

Dear Marist Brothers and Lay,

We bring you warm fraternal greetings from all the capitulants who have been meeting for the last five days. We thank you sincerely for the interest you have shown in this chapter through your prayers, support, contributions and participation in electing the chapter delegates. Thank you Brothers, for preparing and submitting reports which served as working document for the chapter. Some of the important values experienced and shared as Brothers included our common hopes, concerns, prayers and our trust in Jesus. Mr. Num Timothy was invited to represent the Marist Lay.

Three priorities were adopted at the end of the deliberations and the District Superior and his council were mandated to work towards achieving them in the next three years. These include the following:

1. Self-Reliance and Financial Autonomy 2. Community Living

3. Ongoing Formation On the last day of the chapter, the following Brothers were elected District Councillors: 1. Br Vincent Me 2. Br Simon Kanjam 3. Br Daniel Taylor 4. Br Sebastian Kangurinuuri Erong The District Superior and his council will continue to need our prayers and support for the proper animation of the District. The Chapter was also blessed by the presence of Br Ernesto Sanchez, link councilor, Br Antonio Gimenez, the current Provincial of Mediterranean Province, Br Juan Carlos Mediterranean Province, the appointed Provincial, Br Aureliano Garcia and Br Pascal Birkem the District Secretary.

It is worth noting that Br Sebastian Kangurinuuri Erong who was not a Chapter delegate was elected within the course of the Chapter as one of the councilors. According to the Chapter regulations, he was invited to join the Chapter immediately upon accepting the responsibility of serving the District in this capacity. Therefore, the number of capitulants increased bringing the total to 22.

Brothers, this letter is a gist of what transpired during the Chapter. You will receive more information subsequently.

May our Lady of Fourvière continue to be our guide and inspiration.

We remain your Brothers in Mary, Jesus and Champagnat.

Brother Francis Verye, Chapter Secretary; on behalf of the Chapter Delegates

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SOME ECHOES FROM THE PARTICIPATES

Francis Lukong

The just ended chapter of the Marist District of West Africa was indeed a family gathering of brothers. Nothing was at stake except our Marist brotherhood and charism. In this regard, unity, understanding, vitality and journeying together as one family were the ideas that ran through our discussions. Fraternal spirit was at work and we recognized immediately that we need to put our energy on community living, ongoing formation and self-reliance. The good words I have regarding its preparation and running are those of congratulations and encouragement. I am happy that the chapter went well. I thank God for this opportunity and everyone who was part and parcel of it. All the delegates and invited guests were in time and answered present. The discussions went smoothly in a spirit of understanding and sincerity. This atmosphere was also evident during the choice of councillors. This was the sign that the delegates came prepared for it. Besides, no one felt sick or complain about food and/or accommodation. At the end of the Chapter, we took family souvenir pictures and the delegates were given tee-shirts to take home and share to the Brothers in their respective countries. It is my wish and prayers that they also took home with them the good news of the 6th District Chapter embodied in the priorities and live it in the next three years.

I feel a new sense of purpose towards the 6th District Chapter and motivated to do more to build up the District. It was great to know about how we possibly err in what we do. I feel much more confident about the future thanks to the comments, remarks, suggestions and advice given during the chapter. I love the discussion about human resource management and support the idea that we need the right people in the right places and employment, and at the right time. As council, we are ready to get back to work soon and see what to do.

Bro. Ernesto Sánchez (General Councilor)

I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for being part of this Chapter and point out some of the elements that I think helped the progress of the Chapter. Besides the excellent work which the Preparatory Commission did, the quality of the participants was evident through the different moment of dialogue, discussion, decision making, and hard work during the five days of the chapter. Also, there was an atmosphere of respect and listening that helped to build consensus. The Central Commission played an important role in facilitating the dialogue. Moments of prayer and Mass were well prepared, assisted by Brothers Eric Kramo and Emmanuel Bongben. I feel that Mary

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was very present, during Marial prayers. Some of her images including Our Lady of Fourvière, our Good Mother and Our Lady of tenderness (the Icon which Brother Antonio Giménez handed to Francis Lukong at the moment of the Installation) were at the foreground in the Chapter hall. Mary’s spirit was especially present through the Marist fraternity lived during these days, Brothers and one Lay Marist, all coming from various Countries. During these days, I could perceive the good energy of the District, full of youthfulness and hope, and willing to continue growing and consolidating Marist life in this part of the Institute.

Antonio Giménez de Bagüés

(Current Provincial)

On July 25, 2015, Barak Obama said in Nairobi, "I wanted to be here because Africa is on the move." The way the 6th District Chapter started and unfolded, the method of work adopted, how the priorities were arrived at, and the choice of councillors demonstrated to me that the District is on the move. I believe that our Chapter was built on our trust in the Lord and our first Superior, the Good Mother, and also on the responsible, consistent and transparent work done with a sense of family in Champagnat’s style. Focusing mainly on the unity of the District, we lived quite naturally, involved in international and intercultural values characteristic

of our times, where the true vehicle of communication is the language of the heart. I believe that Marist life in the District is vibrant and yielding fruits, thanks to the collective efforts of many brothers and many lay collaborators. I am impressed by the forward-looking attitude of the brothers. Even though sometimes we are wrong in our decisions, we should be encouraged by the following words of Pope Francis, "Never lose the momentum to walk the roads of the world, the awareness that walking, even if it is with uncertain or stumbling steps, is always better than remaining motionless and locked in our own questions or our own securities”.

Frederic Nadji

I am happy that I took part in the 6th district chapter. It was wonderful to be here. This event has helped me to know and understand the realities of our district and the institute as a whole. From what I experienced during these few days of the chapter, the way forward for our District is the collaboration of the Brothers in supporting the District Superior and his Council in the animation of our district. My wish is to see the district of West Africa and the Institute as a whole deal accordingly with the new challenges that the world is facing. Que Maman Marie et Champagnat intercèdent pour nous.

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Juan Carlos Fuertes Mari

(Appointed provincial of Mediterranea)

I thank God for this opportunity to attend the District chapter. It was wonderful indeed for me to be here. I experienced the sense of unity and Brotherhood among the Brothers of the District. This came out very strongly during these five days in Accra. Also, I could see that the Brothers are determined to continue building up the district in line with our spirituality, communion and mission based on our Marist charism.

Stanislaus-Mary Nsotaka

The Sixth District Chapter offered me the opportunity to commune and journey with the

other capitulants. The evaluation of the past three years through the various reports presented gave a snapshot of the progress we have made so far. The capitulants coming from all parts of the District and the diaspora were „men filled with wisdom‟ and. This rich combination of brothers, their experiences and the reports helped the group to come up with the new priorities of financial autonomy, community living and on-going formation. These were presented to the District Superior and his new Council members to guide them in their work.

Francis Verye

As chapter secretary, I felt a deep sense of brotherhood and honest deliberation among the participants in spite of our national and cultural diversities.

I equally felt at home with the idea that efficiency should take pride of place over mere random distribution of responsibilities among the brothers of the District. The district of West Africa, in my opinion, by the very nature of our geographical set up and practice is already experiencing the ‘international community’ phenomenon that our Superior general is inviting the entire institute to embrace come 2017. BRAVO!!!

With a deep sense of gratitude, I thank God for the conducive atmosphere which prevailed during the chapter.

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Vincent Konan ME

From my point of view, the chapter went well because the preparatory commission prepared it well. The delegates participated well as I could attest from their objective, positive and constructive interventions (questions and remarks). In addition, I observed brotherhood, maturity, sincerity and freedom of speech during the chapter. However, a few individuals tried to judge, defend or oppose the ideas of others.

Joseph Kwaku Asante

I would like to start by thanking God for making the chapter successful. This was my first experience of a chapter. In my opinion, it was a very good event and nice experience. It was well organized and the delegates were punctual and committed. Similarly, the reports and the speeches were well done. This was equally the case with prayer, the liturgical celebrations and the food provided during the chapter. During the presentations of the reports from various communities and schools, I observed that some communities and schools did not send their reports to the chapter. I would like to encourage those communities and schools to take that seriously in the next chapter. On this note I would like to congratulate the preparatory commission for the work well done.

Simon Kanjam

I am very impressed with the frank and open discussions that prevailed during the sessions. Above all, I am touched by the fact that nearly all the commissions came up with almost the same themes or priorities that will guide our mission for the

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next three years. I firmly believe that God’s spirit was at work inspiring the chapter delegates.

John Kusi

First, I would like to thank the organizers of the 6th District chapter. The organization was perfect. The timetable was flexible and everything went on smoothly according to plan. The Holy Spirit was at work. Thank you.

Eric Kramo

Even though I was not a chapter delegate, the organizers, gave me the privilege, for which I am very grateful, to animate prayers during the chapter. I believe that this little contribution enabled the delegates to pray and concentrate on the main work of the chapter. As a sign of gratitude, I discharged this noble responsibility with my whole mind and heart. In spite of the busy schedule of the chapter members, their response to the prayer sessions was indeed commendable. The almighty God, undoubtedly, accompanied them all the way through the chapter.

Pokou Komenan Tano

The District chapter went on well. There was full participation of the members. Members were given the chance to express themselves. Food was good.

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A NEW MARIST COMMUNITY AT YASSA-

DOUALA, CAMEROON

Left to right: Therence, John, Isaac and Francis Lukong

Brothers Isaac Kwame, Therence Wiykiynyuy and John Nyuydine broke new ground on September 5, 2015 when they started a new Marist community at Yassa in the Archdiocese of Douala situated ten kilometres from the airport along Douala-Yaounde road. They are living in a flat, which they rent a stone throw from Collège Notre Dame des Nations, a diocesan co-educational bilingual boarding secondary school, where they teach. This venture started on the 15th of November 2007, when His Eminence Christian Cardinal Tume, the emeritus Archbishop of Douala invited the Marist Brothers to create a community in

Douala. We wish the three Brothers hard work and success in their new mission.

NEW DEPUTY PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATION, FOR MIUC

Brother Cyprian Gandeebo

Brother Cyprian Gandeebo has been appointed the new deputy Principal Administration for MIUC. We wish him well. Rest assured of our support and prayer.

MARIST NEWS

AFRICAN LAY & BROTHERS COMMISSION

On 15 July 2015 we came together at Sacred Heart Marist College in Johannesburg. Four Marist Brothers and one Lay Marist prayed, worked, dreamed, planned, considered and celebrated together right through until 18 July. The purpose of our coming together was to consider the Strategic Plan that our Commission had generated in Nairobi in July 2014 and to enhance that plan by incorporating the appropriate aspects of all of the developments that have taken place in the institute since then. Br Erick Silali (Kenya) joined the old team of Br Elias Odinaka (Nigeria), Br John Kusi-Mensah

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(Ghana), Br Ernest Randriantsoalaivoavy (Madagascar) and Mike Greeff. Br Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa was unfortunately not able to join his Commission Brothers due to other commitments. In Johannesburg the team took the opportunity to work through the outputs from II MIMA, from the recent Lay Animators Workshop conducted in Rome, the old plan and the document, The Basic Elements to Design the Global Framework of a Marist Vocational Process for the Laity. We listened again to Br Emili’s Champagnat Day message which focuses so fully on the role of the Laity; all in the heart-rending conditions that our Marist Blues in Aleppo are experiencing. We re-analyzed the African environment and, considering all of the above, we regenerated the AL&BC Strategic Plan with more relevant and focused content. What we did realize was that much had been achieved since last year. Yes, there is still much to do but we had many successes to celebrate. We applied our minds to the request from the Secretariat of the Laity to contribute thoughts and input to the Continental Commission meeting being planned for October 2016. As we know in Africa; “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together” Together we are moving forward and we will go far.

NEW HORIZONS: AUTHENTIC AND TRANSFORMING LEADEERSHIP FOR A NEW

AFRICA

The workshop New Horizons was celebrated in Dimesse, Nairobi from July 27 to August 7, 2015, organized for the directors of the Marist Schools and other schools which were invited from the Provinces of Madagascar and Central Eastern Africa (PACE). The theme of the Seminar centered itself on the development of Marist leaderships and their contribution to the development of Africa and the evangelization of children and youth by means of education. The workshop presented six modules or forms directed by Prof. Joseph Kwabena Onyinah (Ghana), Br, Michael Burke, from the Christian Brothers (South Africa), Br. Jonas, Combonian (Kenya), Br. Antoine Kazindy (Rwanda), Prof. Frank Malloy and Br. David Hall (Australia). The participants were 70 Brothers and lay men and women from the Marist Schools and also some religious Sisters invited by their Provinces. The workshop is an initiative of the African Commission for Mission which has the support of the Conference of Provincials of the African continent and of the Secretariat of the Missions. For the development of the program, there was a working group and the support of Br. David Hall (Province of Australia), as facilitator. The project received financial help from international agencies and from the NGO SED from Spain, through the mediation of FMSI of Rome. Each Province also contributed for the financing. Next year there will be two workshops: one for the schools of the Province of Southern Africa and the other one for the Province of Nigeria and the District of Central Western Africa.

SOLIDARITY WITH SOUTH SUDAN: THREE MARIST BROTHERS IN COLLABORATIVE

AND INTER-CULTURAL MINISTRY

The organization 'Solidarity with South Sudan' was initiated by the men's and women's Unions

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of Superiors General (USG/UISG). Projects began in 2006, five years before independence in July 2011 following an approach by the South Sudanese bishops. 'Solidarity', as it is commonly called, focuses on teacher education, health education, agriculture and pastoral projects in this new country. The objective of each of the projects is to build local capacity in these focus areas. Nigerian Marist Brothers Christian, Matthew Mary and Longinus are members of Solidarity communities in Yambio (Teachers College) and Riimenze (Agriculture) in Western Equatorial State. Their communities are mixed sisters, brothers, lay and ordained; male and female. Christian and Matthew Mary join Sisters Rose from Vietnam, Josephine from Kenya and Cathy from USA in Riimenze. Longinus is 30km (1h20m) away in Yambio and he is part of a community made up of London, a South Sudanese volunteer, Trish, a lay volunteer from Australia and Sisters Margaret Scott from New Zealand, Julia from Ecuador, Carolyn from USA Ailish from Ireland, Pat from USA, Margaret Sheehan from Ireland along with Brother Methodius from Ghana. Overall there are forty six volunteers from nearly forty congregations working in the field for 'Solidarity' in South Sudan. The Director of Collaboration for mission, international (Cmi), Br Chris Wills, is a member of the Governing Board and Treasurer of 'Solidarity'. The Board has been meeting in Juba with the Bishops' Conference in August with the intention of establishing stronger relationships in order to create a sustainable future for the projects. Br Christian had his 70th birthday in July and has expressed the wish to renew his volunteer contract for a further three years. He is the 'elder'. He issues the challenge for other Marists, particularly from the African continent, to join him and the other brothers in this collaborative and inter-cultural ministry. Brs Matthew Mary and Longinus are eight months into their first year but give the impression that they have been in South Sudan for much longer.

YEAR FOURVIERE JULY 2015 – JULY 2016

On July 23, 1816, the day after their ordination, a group of young priests, full ofenthusiasm, travelled to the shrine of Fourvière in Lyon. At the feet of our Lady, in the small chapel behind me, they promised to establish the Society of Mary. In 2016, we will celebrate the pledge made in that chapel 200 years ago. The icon of Fourvière, therefore, will guide us in this second year, from July 2015 to July 2016. Like Father Champagnat, we go to Mary as a child to its mother (3). By prayer, and by studying what the Church is saying about Mary, we seek to deepen our relationship with her. Her great feast days, especially the Assumption, which is the patronal feast of the Institute, are special times for intensifying our devotion to this Good Mother. (Constituitions)

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2017 CHAPTER WILL BE HELD IN COLOMBIA

General Administration Exactly on September 8, 2017, the XXII General Chapter will begin. The preparation of this important event for the life of the Institute has been entrusted to a Commission, which will begin to function within a few months. This Commission includes Brothers Josep McKee (coordinator); Eugène Kabanguka (General Council); Carlos Huidobro (General Administration); Pau Fornells (Norandina, Commission’s secretary); João Gutemberg (Amazonia); Álvaro Sepúlveda (Sta. María de los Andes); Ben Consigli (USA); Juan Carlos Fuertes (Mediterránea); Vincent de Paul Kouassi (West Africa); Darren Burge (Australia); Rajakumar Susai Manickam (South Asia). The General Council has decided the XXII General Chapter will be celebrated in Rionegro (Colombia), approximately 40 km from Medellín. The first two General Chapters were celebrated in ND de l’Hermitage; 8 in Saint-Genis-Laval (France); 5 in Grugliasco (Italy) and 6 in Rome. It will be the first time in our history that a General Chapter will be celebrated outside of the See of the General Government. In the following interview, Br Emili Turú, Superior General, talks about the next chapter and mainly about the chosen place for his celebration. We are dreaming of a new beginning for the Institute. What contribution can this ideal give to the next Chapter? The coincidence of the General Chapter with the celebration of the Bicentenary, invites us to contemplate the Chapter as an entrance door into the new Marist centenary; to live it as a new beginning. At this moment we have four great processes, which correspond to the three years of preparation for the Bicentenary: the Revision of the Constitutions; New international communities for a

new beginning; lay Marist association and belonging; new models of animation, management and governance. All those processes, in addition to others lived at regional or provincial level, indicate directions for the future for the Marist Charism; help us to concretize the new beginning that we desire. Therefore, the XXII General Chapter comes at a very opportune moment in our history! Why was it decided to celebrate the Chapter outside the headquarters of the General Government? We have reached this decision after a year and a half of study and discernment. Almost from the beginning, we have clearly seen that it was convenient to displace ourselves as a sign of a new beginning, but what was difficult was to choose the concrete place for the celebration of the Chapter. In studying the different alternatives, we wanted to combine several fundamental aspects, among others: • The symbolical character of the place; • To have available a minimum of conditions for the work of a numerous group during several weeks; • To have the possibility of support on the part of the Marist community of the country. We believe that the place chosen fulfils well these three requirements. What is the symbolic character that Colombia has for the mission of the Church and of the Institute? The name of Medellin has a powerful symbolism in the history of the Church. In 2017 the 50th anniversary of the convocation of the II Latin American Episcopal General Conference will be celebrated, the conclusions of which profoundly marked not only the Church of the continent but also the universal Church. Let us remember that in this Conference very well known Bishops intervened, such as Mons. Pironio, Mons. Samuel Ruiz, Mons. Leonidas Proaño and Mons. Helder Camara. Medellin represents the effort to concretize the spirit of Vatican II in Latin America, offering three essential elements of the identity of the Church in that continent: the option for the poor, the theology of liberation and the Basic Ecclesial Communities. I stress the symbolism of the Colombian Amazonia, described by the Pope in Laudato Si’ as the lung of

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the planet full with biodiversity, and extremely important for the totality of the planet and for the future of humanity (48). In that context it will be easier to listen to the urgent appeal for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all (14). Are there also other elements that have supported your decision to choose Colombia as the headquarters of the next Chapter? We know that Colombia was the first country in Latin America to have a Marist presence and that at present more than half of the Marist mission of the whole world is concentrated in the American continent. On the other hand, we can say that Colombia is a country of contrasts that will facilitate that the members of the Chapter can experience the going

out to the peripheries. Colombia, which possesses a multicultural and multi-ethnical population, is characterized by the cordiality of the people and their great welcoming spirit; at the same time, it lives an internal armed conflict since 1960. The country has great richness in natural resources, but it is the 14th country with the greatest inequality according to the 134 observers in the Program of the United Nations for Development; in the last years the quality of education has increased, but almost half a million minors have no schooling, and approximately 30,000 are street children… Can we count on the support from the local community and an adequate infrastructure? Yes, without a doubt, I believe that they will be well attended to by the house of the Brothers of the Christian Schools where the Chapter is going to be celebrated (http://delasalle.com.co/) as well as by the Marist communities in Colombia

BIRTHDAYS: SEPTEMBER, 2015 5th Paul Kuasi Adu Latiff 6th Tameh Conrad 10th Cho Nchang Atzi-Nwi 17th Linus Ngam 18th Stanislaus Nsotaka 18th Germain Bery Beda 21st Isaac Kwame Amponsah 27th Vincent de Paul Kouassi 27th Martin J. Sarobe OCTOBER, 2015 4th Brendan Dinayen Ghakanyuy 9th Terence Wiykiynyuy 10th Celestine Suinyuy Tayu 15th Vincent Mé Konan 20th José Maria Ferre 24th Daniel Taylor 25th Frederic Ngarsanje Nadji 28th Blaise Lawir Kuvinyo THE DISTRICT SUPERIOR’S DIARY:

September 21-27, 2015 Canonical visit, Mbengwi

Sept. 28 – Oct. 4, 2015 Canonical visit, Tatum

Oct. 4 – 10, 2015 Canonical visit, Bafut

Sat, Oct. 17, 2015 Golden Jubilee (CMR)

Sat, Oct. 17, 2015 Final Profession of Br. Valentine Meyanui, Br. Cho Nchang, Br. Elvis Tomla, Br. Therence Wiykiynyuy, Br. Emmanuel Bongben and Br. Blaise Lawir.

Oct., 2015 (Date?) Canonical visit, Yassa, Nov., 2015 (Date?) District council Meeting

December 5-9, 2015 Provincial Assembly, Spain

December 19, 2015 Final Profession of Br Emmanuel Dorbin

January 2-5, 2016 Provincial Chapter, Spain

January, 2016 (Date ?) Visit, Lebanon

January, 2016 (Date ?) Canonical visit, Koumra

February 8-18, 2016 CSAC, Workshop, visit

(MIC, Nairobi)

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